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Leader-Post SPORTS Wednesday, June 27, 2012 C5 CANADIAN PRO FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA Americans write the book on CFL statistics LOCAL ROUNDUP Alexis Nelson joining Cougars leaderpost.com LEADER-POST STAFF ROB VANSTONE LEADER-POST Maher says. There are a lot of players who play in one league and then another. The Canadian league has been around forever and it is still going. Others have come and gone. Such as the United States Football League (1983-85).

with the Cougars mens basketball team. The Diamond Backs dominated the Kiwanis National Little League this season, winning both divisions. The Diamond Backs swept the Cubs in the best-of-three final to win the Minor Division title and claim the Ted Watt Trophy. The other Diamond Backs team eliminated the Brewers in three games to win the Major Division championship and the Ken MacLeod Cup: The of Rams are to appear on Shaw TV three times over the course of the 2012 Canada West football campaign. Shaw TV is to broadcast the Rams games against the host Calgary Dinos on Sept.

1 (5 p.m.), the visiting UBC Thun-derbirds on Sept. 7 (7 p.m.), and the host Saskatchewan Huskies on Sept 21 (7 p.m.). The 2013 and 2014 under-15 Canadian West open volleyball tournaments are to be held in Regina. The 2013 event is set for the Cooperators Centre from May 18-20. The 2014 tournament is to be held May 17-19 at the Credit Union EventPlex.

achievement in professional football research. Gill was honoured in 1990. Maher received his award in 2001. Maher and Gill are grateful for the assistance of individuals such as Joe Cronin (who possesses an extensive collection of media guides and record manuals) and Steve Daniel (the CFLs head statistician). They are among the contributors who are thanked in the acknowledgements, which appear at the beginning of the expansive book.

Weve been working on it off and on for 20 years, Maher says. The first edition came out last year and its really satisfying to know that people are appreciating the work that weve done. Weve received a lot of emails, especially from Canada, from people who say they enjoy the book. The second edition, updated through the 2011 season, has just been released. The new edition includes an additional 18 statistical categories, plus a history of the CFL draft The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia is available through www.amazon.ca.

rvanstoneleaderpost.com lif. Gill resides in Greenbelt, Md. I do have a great-grandfather who was born in Winnipeg, Maher notes. Thats my claim to being part Canadian. The authors witnessed three-down football in person diming the CFLs American experiment, which lasted from 1993 to 1995.

Maher attended Sacramento Gold Miners home games, whereas Gill watched the host Baltimore Stallions. The Stallions won the last game played by an American-based CFL team, defeating the Calgary Stampeders 37-20 at Taylor Field to win the 1995 Grey Cup. That game is, of course, documented in The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia, which includes a summary of every Grey Cup, dating back to the first one in 1909. Maher and Gill have a longstanding and intense interest in pro football leagues of all descriptions. For example, one of their other statistical compilations provides information on the World Football League (1974-75), which folded during its second season.

Weve always been interested in all these leagues, THE CANADIAN PRO FOOTBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA Ui 'yl Vi W3) -1 tm0tm Book cover of The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia, by Tod Maher and Bob Gill. Thats another book were working on, Maher says with a chuckle. We want to have one on every single league, eventually Well get to all of them. Both authors have received the Professional Football Researchers Associations Ralph Hay Award for career Alexis Nelson, a 2012 graduate of Michael A. Riffel High School, has been recruited by the University of Regina Cougars womens volleyball team and head coach Melanie Sanford.

The 6-foot-2 Nelson, who can play the middle and right-side positions, helped the Riffel Royals win the Regina High Schools Athletic Association senior girls title this past sea-soa Her club team, the Saskatoon Chaos, won a provincial titla She also has extensive experience with Saskatchewans provincial teams. "With Alexiss level of experience at the club and provincial-team level, we feel that shell be an excellent fit with our program, Sanford said in a prepared statement "Alexis comes from a family history with a rich tradition in sporting excellence and this will help her make a seamless transition to the CIS. Nelsons mother, the former Eileen Kramchynsky, is an alumnus of the Canadian womens volleyball team and a member of the Saskatoon Sports Hall of Fame. Her husband, Glen Nelson, was a three-time conference all-star LOCAL SCENE ON THE DIAMONDS Baseball Regina Mosquito AA: White Sox 13, Buffalos 1. Regina Ladies Softball Association Monday's Results Standing Buffalo 11, Canucks 6 WP: Cheryl Anderson; LP: Unavailable at source.

Standing Buffalo 5, Canucks 1 WP: Evelyn Kaiswatum; LP: Unavailable at source. Midget Storm 12, Plapot 6 WP: Jaceil Peakman; LP: Shawn Anaskan. Edge 9, Flames 1 WP: Kriston Morris; Local Scoreboard Sportsnet. 5.30 p.m. Soccer: Toronto at Montreal, TSN.

6 p.m. Swimming- S. Olympic Trials, NBC. THURSDAY 5 a.m. Tennis: Wimbledon, TSN REGIONAL CALENDAR TODAY Baseball Baseball Regina: Bantam AA NRP vs.

Pacers. Mosquito AA Pacers vs. White Sox. Mosquito AAA White Sox vs. Pac Tod Maher and Bob Gill pondered the issue of numbers on a number of occasions before compiling and publishing The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia.

We started talking about it in the mid-1990s," Maher recalls. "We kept waiting for somebody else to do it But nobody else did. "Instead of complaining about it, we decided to do it ourselves, Maher continues. The result is a 621-page treasury of information on Canadian football. The self-published, paperback encyclopedia includes statistical information on every coach and player (dating back to 1946), along with the result of every regular-season and playoff game.

There are also comprehensive lists of all-star teams, award recipents and Canadian Football Hall of Fame inductees. Considering the depth and volume of information, it would seem reasonable to assume that the authors hail from a CFL hotbed. Not so. Maher lives in Monterey, Ca SPORTS ON TV TODAY 11 i.m. Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, WGN.

11:30 a.m. Baseball: Toronto at Boston, Sportsnet. 12:45 p.m. Soccer: UEFA Euro 2012 Semifinal-Portugal vs Spain, TSN. 2 p.m.

PGA Professional National Championship, Golf Channel. 5 p.m. Baseball. Los Angeles Angels at Baltimore, 1 st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 3rd LP: Heather Perkins. Sr.

Saints 10, Riot WP: Lyndsey Seibert; LP Hallie Luther Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League Midget AAA Saturday's Results Wolfpack 6, Saskatoon Cubs 4 WP: Kendal Daniels, LP. Cody Rock. Saskatoon Cubs 7, Wollpack 4 WP: Kyle Sonntag, LP1 Carter Folk. Monday's Result Wollpack 9, Swift Current Indians 6 WP. Calvin Vanderleest; LP Colton Hefley; SV: Kade Erickson.

Park; Melville at Regina, 7:05 p.m., Currie Field. Fastball Western Cycle Rambler Park Fastball League: Bulyea Rustlers vs Silver Screen Sportswear, 6 30 p.m.; Moose Jaw Giants vs. Regina Rampage, 8 30 games at Rambler Park. Softball Regina Ladles Soltball Association: Sr. Saints vs Pride, 6.45 Diamond Remco Meeses vs.

Impact, 6 45 p.m., Diamond Gold vs Pride, 6 45 Diamond Magic Thunder vs. Rush, 6 45 Diamond Sr Saints vs. Impact, 8.15 Diamond 1. been notified. ers.

Pee wee A Cupar vs. Pacers. Pee wee AA Southey vs. Buffalos; games at 6.15 p.m., Columbus Park. Qu'Appella Valley Baseball League: Lumsden Cubs vs.

Fmdlater Braves, 6 15 p.m., Pacer Park; Regina Red Dogs vs. Bethune Bucs, 6.30 Bethune; Strasbourg Expos vs. Regina As, 8 45 p.m., Optimist Park. Saskatchewan Premier Baseball League: AA Division Weyburn Beavers vs. Montmartre Mets, 6.30 p.m., Montmartre.

AAA Division Southeast Twins vs. Regina Athletics, 6 Optimist Park. Western Major Baseball League: Weyburn at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m., Ross Wells All winners have 1 st Cody Nidesh, Moose Jaw 2nd Ben Szumack, Regina 3rd Lawney Larter, Rouleau Jon Wyatt, Regina Dwayne Ell, Regina Ambreen Ferozdin, Regina 1 1st Cody Nidesh, Moose Jaw 2nd Dwayne Ell, Regina 3rd Tory Allan, Coppersands Delores Kokoski, Pilot Butte Nathan Magnus, Regina Mark Bannerman, Regina Thank you for playing the Leader-Post Playoff Hockey Challenge and congratulations to our winners! 1.